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Irrigation leader warns untreated stock water is being plumbed into rural homes
Summary
Greg Johansson, president of Cottonwood Creek Consolidated Irrigation Company, told the Emery County Planning Commission that some stock-water hookups are being used inside residences as untreated culinary supply and urged clearer subdivision checklists and stronger enforcement to prevent public-health risks.
Greg Johansson, president of the Cottonwood Creek Consolidated Irrigation Company, told the Emery County Planning Commission on April 2026 that parts of the county’s stock-water network are being repurposed into household culinary systems without treatment or proper approvals.
Johansson explained that his company manages two types of water shares: A shares (primary water rights usable for multiple valley purposes) and B shares (project water from Jills Valley Reservoir that, under contract, may be used only for agriculture). "B shares are all project water from Jills Valley Reservoir, and they can only be used for agriculture," Johansson said. "They cannot be transferred to the city. They can't be transferred to the power company."
Why it matters: Stock-water lines deliver raw, untreated water from the creek directly to farm connections.…
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